Java Lambda - Java Recursive Lambda

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We can use a method reference when creating a recursive lambda expressions.

Example

The following code creates a recursive function in the normal way then use the recursive function as the method reference to create a lambda expression. The final lambda expression becomes recursive.

import java.util.function.IntFunction;
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public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    IntFunction<Long> factorialCalc = Main::factorial;
    System.out.println(factorialCalc.apply(10));
  }
  public static long factorial(int n) {
    if (n == 0) {
      return 1;
    } else {
      return n * factorial(n - 1);
    }
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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